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A multicenter single-arm P2 to evaluate safety and efficacy of the total neoadjuvant therapy for cT2 rectal cancer.

A multicenter single-arm phase 2 study to evaluate safety and efficacy of the total neoadjuvant therapy of short course radiation therapy followed by neoadjuvant oxaliplatin/fluorouracil-based chemotherapy (CAPOX) for cT2 rectal cancer. (AMBITION) - AMBITION

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs051230014
Enrollment
45
Registered
2023-04-13
Start date
2023-05-25
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

rectal cancer local advanced rectal cancer,radiation therapy,total neoadjuvant therapy,chemotherapy,surgery

Interventions

Sponsors

Uemura Mamoru
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. The patient has been fully informed of the contents of the study and has given written consent. 2. The patient has adenocarcinoma of the rectum confirmed by histological examination. 3. No distant metastases are detected on imaging studies, and radical resection is clinically feasible. 4. Age of 20 years or older on the date of consent. 5. ECOG Performance Status (PS) is 0 - 1 (PS 0 for age 71 years or older on the date of consent). 6. Previously untreated rectal cancer with the lower margin of the tumor within 12 cm of the anal verge (AV). 7. Patients with cT2N0M0 in the diagnosis before starting treatment (a lymph node with a short diameter of 7 mm or more is considered positive). The conditions for lymph node metastasis shall be as follows. Contrast-enhanced CT or MRI (plain or contrast-enhanced) with a slice width of 5 mm or less. (i) Short diameter of 10 mm or more (ii) Short diameter of 7 mm or more and one or more of the following a) to c) are met (a) Edge irregularity (b) Low signal area with internal heterogeneity on MRI (c) Circular (long/short diameter ratio = 10.0 x 104 /mm3 c. Hemoglobin concentration: >=9.0 g/dL d. Total bilirubin: 1.5 times or less than the upper limit of the institutional standard e. AST, ALT, ALP: 2.5 times or less than the upper limit of the institutional standard f. Serum creatinine: 1.5 times or less than the upper limit of the institutional standard or creatinine clearance: 45 mL/min or more

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. underwent treatment by any of the following within a certain period of time prior to initiation of protocol therapy a. extensive surgery (excluding CV port placement) within 4 weeks b. Any anticancer therapy within 4 weeks c. Radiation within 4 weeks 2. concomitant or pre-existing severe pulmonary disease (interstitial pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, severe emphysema, etc.) 3. patients who have had a colonic stent implanted 4. patients with serious comorbidities (heart failure, renal failure, liver failure, bleeding peptic ulcer, intestinal paralysis, bowel obstruction, poorly controlled diabetes, etc.) 5. patients with active multiple overlapping cancers (synchronous multiple overlapping cancers or iatrogenic multiple overlapping cancers with a disease-free period of 5 years or less). However, carcinoma in situ (intraepithelial carcinoma) or intramucosal carcinoma that is considered curable by local treatment is not considered active multiple overlapping carcinoma. 6. pregnant or lactating women, positive pregnancy test or unwillingness to use contraception 7. HBs antigen positive . 8. has known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. 9. otherwise judged by the principal investigator or subinvestigator to be unsuitable for this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage of pathological complete response (pCR) and percentage of clinical complete response (cCR) (cCR is defined as complete response that has disappeared on imaging)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage of radical resection Recurrence form Percentage of local recurrence (NOM:: Non-operative management option) Relapse-free survival (RFS) Overall survival (OS) Preoperative treatment-related adverse event rate as determined by CTCAE ver4.0 Percentage of patients who completed protocol treatment Radiotherapy Completion Rate Completion of chemotherapy Intraoperative safety assessment (intraoperative complications as defined by CTCAE ver4.0) Postoperative safety assessment (CTCAE ver4.0 and postoperative complications as determined by Clavien-Dindo classification), etc. Association of pCR and cCR with the posterior central judgment of MRI

Contacts

Public ContactAtsushi Hamabe

The University of Osaka Hospital

ahamabe@gesurg.med.osaka-u.ac.jp+81-6-6879-3251

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026